League

Engenhoca
Spectators: 7031 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 140) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wei Guang Xing got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso Cardozo in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manoel Lago saved Botafogo from getting behind. Wei Guang Xing kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Andres van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 龚松川, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. MONTANHA were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Botafogo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Afonso Cardozo took the corner. The corner ended in Gonçalo Matos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Botafogo's Manoel Lago did a great save. In the 17thth minute of the game Wei Guang Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botafogo's Manoel Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute of the match MONTANHA got a corner. Botafogo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Afonso Cardozo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on MONTANHA's corner Afonso Cardozo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Manoel Lago quite easily take care of the ball. Botafogo's Manoel Lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 21st minute of play. Manoel Lago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wei Guang Xing's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute Wellington Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, MONTANHA's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Montenegro came free, but Andres van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Wei Guang Xing put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Manoel Lago. When Afonso Cardozo came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the MONTANHA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Afonso Cardozo couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute Afonso Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Afonso Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half MONTANHA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 龚松川 to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goalkeeper Manoel Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afonso Cardozo. In the 60th minute, Gonçalo Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, one of Botafogo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Botafogo. In the 64th minute, the referee gave MONTANHA a penalty. Afonso Cardozo looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Manoel Lago. With his leg Manoel Lago managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when MONTANHA's Afonso Cardozo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Andres van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龚松川, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Cardozo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manoel Lago read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After some careless play in the MONTANHA defense, 肖远平 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andres van der Sar. The MONTANHA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andres van der Sar should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute, Wellington Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Botafogo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After some careless play in the Botafogo defense, Wei Guang Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manoel Lago. The Botafogo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manoel Lago should have stopped the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Botafogo's goalkeeper Manoel Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wei Guang Xing. Afonso Cardozo came free with the goalkeeper in the 89th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Manoel Lago could save by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, 龚松川 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botafogo's supporters rose to their feet, but 龚松川 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres van der Sar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andres van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖远平 in the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MONTANHA's zone, 龚松川 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres van der Sar came out of the goal and 龚松川 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th match minute, Botafogo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wellington Montenegro to maneuver through the defense.